Iran has been no stranger to sabotage, and this recent blast is an example of how the regime tries to downplay the possibility that these violent acts are engineered by other states. Nonetheless, one cannot easily dismiss the possibility that the United States, Israel, or dissident Iranians are responsible for the explosions. A second source identifies an important scientist killed in the blast.
I don’t know how many of you have been following the news about the Keystone Project, which was an effort to build a pipeline from Canada to the US for the transport of oil from tar sands. The environmental opposition to the project has been intense for a number of reasons. Interestingly, after President Obama announced his intention to delay the project, the Canadians are working to sell that same oil to Asian countries. The shift raises an interesting question: since the oil is going to be produced and consumed anyway (with all the attendant release of greenhouse gases), should the US go ahead and build the pipeline?
The quiz on Wednesday, 16 November, will be on the lecture notes on Just War, the chapter by Keylor, and NSC-68 (all on the syllabus). In addition, the newspaper articles from 10-14 November will be on the quiz.
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